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Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth and Human Activity 15 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze evidence to explain how changes in human population, per capita consumption of natural resources, and other human activities affect Earth’s systems. |
Engineering Bridges | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth and Human Activity 15 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze evidence to explain how changes in human population, per capita consumption of natural resources, and other human activities affect Earth’s systems. |
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth and Human Activity 16 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment. |
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth and Human Activity 16 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment. |
Earth’s Climate | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth and Human Activity 16 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment. |
Engineering Bridges | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth and Human Activity 16 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment. |
Sun-Earth-Moon System | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Place in the Universe 2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct models and use simulations to explain the role of gravity in affecting the motions of celestial bodies within galaxies and the solar system. |
Earth Materials | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's System 6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Provide evidence from data of the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to explain past plate motions. |
Earth's Geologic History | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's System 6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Provide evidence from data of the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to explain past plate motions. |
Earth Materials | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 10 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes. |
Earth Materials | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 11 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use models of Earth’s interior composition to illustrate the resulting magnetic field and to explain its measurable effects. |
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 13 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. a. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation. |
Ocean Salinity and Density | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 13 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation. |
Earth’s Climate | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 13 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation. |
The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 13 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation. |
Weathering and Erosion | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 8 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials. |
Earth Materials | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 8 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials. |
Earth's Geologic History | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 8 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials. |
Earth's Geologic History | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 9 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use models to explain how the flow of Earth’s internal energy drives a cycling of matter between Earth’s surface and deep interior causing plate movements. |
Sun-Earth-Moon System | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Place in the Universe 1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Create and manipulate models to explain the occurrences of day/night cycles, length of year, seasons, tides, eclipses, and lunar phases based on patterns of the observed motions of celestial bodies. |
Earth’s Climate | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Systems 14 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data to describe how various human activities and natural processes may cause changes in local and global temperatures over time. |
Weathering and Erosion | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Systems 4 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct explanations from geologic evidence to identify patterns of Earth’s major historical events. |
Earth's Geologic History | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Systems 4 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct explanations from geologic evidence to identify patterns of Earth’s major historical events. |
Earth's Geologic History | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Systems 5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use evidence to explain how different geologic processes shape Earth’s history over widely varying scales of space and time. |
Earth Materials | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Systems 7 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. |
Weathering and Erosion | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Systems 7 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. |
Earth's Geologic History | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Systems 7 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. |
Inheritance and Variation of Traits | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants. |
Drought and Tree Growth | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 | Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants. |
Life on Earth | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants. |
Reproduction and Fungi Structures | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 | Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants. |
Inheritance and Variation of Traits | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 11 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. |
Life on Earth | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 11 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. |
Drought and Tree Growth | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 11 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 | Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. |
Forest Food Web | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Examine the cycling of matter between abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystems to explain the flow of energy and the conservation of matter. |
Drought and Tree Growth | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 | Examine the cycling of matter between abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystems to explain the flow of energy and the conservation of matter. |
Forest Food Web | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence regarding how resource availability impacts individual organisms as well as populations of organisms within an ecosystem. |
Drought and Tree Growth | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 | Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence regarding how resource availability impacts individual organisms as well as populations of organisms within an ecosystem. |
Forest Food Web | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 7 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use empirical evidence from patterns and data to demonstrate how changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in populations. |
Drought and Tree Growth | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 7 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 | Use empirical evidence from patterns and data to demonstrate how changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in populations. |
Photosynthesis | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 8 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms. |
Energy Transformation | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 13 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance. |
Mass and Energy Transfer | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 13 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Create and analyze graphical displays of data to illustrate the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object. |
Energy Transformation | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 14 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use models to construct an explanation of how a system of objects may contain varying types and amounts of potential energy. |
Molecules | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 15 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data from experiments to determine how various factors affect energy transfer as measured by temperature. |
Engineering Thermal Control | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 15 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data from experiments to determine how various factors affect energy transfer as measured by temperature. |
Chemical Reactions | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 15 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Create a model, diagram, or digital simulation to describe conservation of mass in a chemical reaction and explain the resulting differences between products and reactants. |
Wave Properties and Signals | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 16 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object. |
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 16 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object. |
Engineering Bridges | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 16 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object. |
Atoms | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 16 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object. |
Energy Transformation | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 16 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object. |
Mass and Energy Transfer | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 16 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object. |
Molecules | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 16 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object. |
Cell Structure and Function | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory. |
Observing and Comparing Cells | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory. |
Life on Earth | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory. |
Reproduction and Fungi Structures | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction. |
Life on Earth | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction. |
Photosynthesis | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 3 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct an explanation of the function of specific cell structures for maintaining a stable environment. |
Observing and Comparing Cells | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 3 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct an explanation of the function of specific cell structures for maintaining a stable environment. |
Organ System Structure and Function | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 4 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct models and representations of organ systems to demonstrate how multiple interacting organs and systems work together to accomplish specific functions. |
The Nervous System and Senses | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 4 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct models and representations of organ systems to demonstrate how multiple interacting organs and systems work together to accomplish specific functions. |
Inheritance and Variation of Traits | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 12 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct and use models to explain that genetic variations between parent and offspring occur as a result of genetic differences in randomly inherited genes located on chromosomes and that additional variations may arise from alteration of genetic information. |
Inheritance and Variation of Traits | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 14 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Gather and synthesize information regarding the impact of technologies on the inheritance and/or appearance of desired traits in organisms. |
Cell Structure and Function | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze patterns within the periodic table to construct models that illustrate the structure, composition, and characteristics of atoms and molecules. |
Observing and Comparing Cells | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze patterns within the periodic table to construct models that illustrate the structure, composition, and characteristics of atoms and molecules. |
Chemical Reactions | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties. |
Molecules | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties. |
Atoms | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties. |
Chemical Reactions | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 4 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Design and conduct an experiment to determine changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added to or removed from a system. |
Chemical Reactions | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. |
Mass and Energy Transfer | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. |
Chemical Reactions | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Create a model, diagram, or digital simulation to describe conservation of mass in a chemical reaction and explain the resulting differences between products and reactants. |
Life on Earth | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Unity and Diversity 15 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data for patterns of change in anatomical structures of organisms using the fossil record and the chronological order of fossil appearance in rock layers. |
Life on Earth | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Unity and Diversity 16 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct an explanation based on evidence for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms, including living fossils. |
Wave Properties and Signals | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer 17 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Create and manipulate a model of a simple wave to predict and describe the relationships between wave properties and energy. |
Wave Properties and Signals | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer 18 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use models to demonstrate how light and sound waves differ in how they are absorbed, reflected, and transmitted through different types of media. |
Wave Properties and Signals | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer 19 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Integrate qualitative information to explain that common communication devices use electromagnetic waves to encode and transmit information. |
Analyze evidence to explain how changes in human population, per capita consumption of natural resources, and other human activities affect Earth’s systems.
Analyze evidence to explain how changes in human population, per capita consumption of natural resources, and other human activities affect Earth’s systems.
Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment.
Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment.
Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment.
Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment.
Construct models and use simulations to explain the role of gravity in affecting the motions of celestial bodies within galaxies and the solar system.
Provide evidence from data of the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to explain past plate motions.
Provide evidence from data of the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to explain past plate motions.
Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Develop and use models of Earth’s interior composition to illustrate the resulting magnetic field and to explain its measurable effects.
Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. a. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation.
Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation.
Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation.
Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation.
Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Use models to explain how the flow of Earth’s internal energy drives a cycling of matter between Earth’s surface and deep interior causing plate movements.
Create and manipulate models to explain the occurrences of day/night cycles, length of year, seasons, tides, eclipses, and lunar phases based on patterns of the observed motions of celestial bodies.
Analyze and interpret data to describe how various human activities and natural processes may cause changes in local and global temperatures over time.
Construct explanations from geologic evidence to identify patterns of Earth’s major historical events.
Construct explanations from geologic evidence to identify patterns of Earth’s major historical events.
Use evidence to explain how different geologic processes shape Earth’s history over widely varying scales of space and time.
Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes.
Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes.
Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes.
Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants.
Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants.
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Examine the cycling of matter between abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystems to explain the flow of energy and the conservation of matter.
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence regarding how resource availability impacts individual organisms as well as populations of organisms within an ecosystem.
Use empirical evidence from patterns and data to demonstrate how changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in populations.
Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms.
Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance.
Create and analyze graphical displays of data to illustrate the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object.
Use models to construct an explanation of how a system of objects may contain varying types and amounts of potential energy.
Analyze and interpret data from experiments to determine how various factors affect energy transfer as measured by temperature.
Create a model, diagram, or digital simulation to describe conservation of mass in a chemical reaction and explain the resulting differences between products and reactants.
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory.
Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory.
Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory.
Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Construct an explanation of the function of specific cell structures for maintaining a stable environment.
Construct an explanation of the function of specific cell structures for maintaining a stable environment.
Construct models and representations of organ systems to demonstrate how multiple interacting organs and systems work together to accomplish specific functions.
Construct models and representations of organ systems to demonstrate how multiple interacting organs and systems work together to accomplish specific functions.
Construct and use models to explain that genetic variations between parent and offspring occur as a result of genetic differences in randomly inherited genes located on chromosomes and that additional variations may arise from alteration of genetic information.
Gather and synthesize information regarding the impact of technologies on the inheritance and/or appearance of desired traits in organisms.
Analyze patterns within the periodic table to construct models that illustrate the structure, composition, and characteristics of atoms and molecules.
Analyze patterns within the periodic table to construct models that illustrate the structure, composition, and characteristics of atoms and molecules.
Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties.
Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties.
Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties.
Design and conduct an experiment to determine changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added to or removed from a system.
Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Create a model, diagram, or digital simulation to describe conservation of mass in a chemical reaction and explain the resulting differences between products and reactants.
Analyze and interpret data for patterns of change in anatomical structures of organisms using the fossil record and the chronological order of fossil appearance in rock layers.
Construct an explanation based on evidence for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms, including living fossils.
Create and manipulate a model of a simple wave to predict and describe the relationships between wave properties and energy.
Use models to demonstrate how light and sound waves differ in how they are absorbed, reflected, and transmitted through different types of media.
Integrate qualitative information to explain that common communication devices use electromagnetic waves to encode and transmit information.
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